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No 7a: 11 MSHA citations Coal

Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Theodore Yates
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406965

No 7a has $915 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
7
significant & substantial
$915
proposed penalties
$915
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Har-Lee Coal Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
78
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 78 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 7a has $915 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$915
proposed penalties
$915
current assessed
$915
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-03-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
63.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
63.6%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 27.3% low, 72.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 7a shows 88% of 8 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.

Last sampled: 2000-02-01, 26 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
8
samples
1.62
dust max (mg/m3)
0 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 8 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-01-19, 26 years ago
3.8
silica avg (%)
1
samples
3.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Har-Lee Coal Company Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 14 30,543
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 7a sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 14,191 11 7 775.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2000 · 1 incident

February 11, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING GOB/MUD WITH HIS HANDS. HE HURT HIS FINGER ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE THAT WAS BURIED IN THE MUD.

1999 · 1 incident

September 28, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT. A CHIP OF METAL CAME OFF BOLT AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE.